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The co-founder of Toruslabs, Zhen Yu Yong, tested positive for coronavirus after attending different Ethereum conferences. Zhen tweeted on falling ill and receiving a positive test for Covid-19. He contracted Covid-19 after attending the ETH London hackathon held from the 28th of February to the 1st of March. TorusLabs Co-founder also attended the Ethereum Community Conference (ECC), which took place in Paris from the 3rd to the 5th of March. He encouraged all those who had close contact with him…

On the 10th of March 2020, Circle, the USDC stablecoin provider, announced it is expanding its Business Account for USDC and introducing a new set of APIs. These APIs control how various software components can interact.  The APIs established by Circle will allow developers to automate USDC transactions in different ways. They will allow businesses to receive both credit and debit card payments in USDC. It will facilitate payments by enabling firms to acquire funds as soon as possible. More…

The American-based crypto exchange company Poloniex announced a partnership with payments company, Simplex. The partnership will facilitate an easier mass access to crypto trading for Poloniex clients. A Twitter announcement announced the addition of at least 18 major fiat currencies to the exchange. Debit and Credit Card Crypto Purchase from the Poloniex Simplex Collab  Simplex is a payments company with a feature that enables the use of debit and credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies. The partnership intends to apply this…

An announcement by the crypto wallet and exchange provider, Blockchain.com shall enable users to borrow against their holdings. The loans are available in US Dollar-denominated stablecoins against holdings of Bitcoin. All holders of Blockchain.com wallet can access these borrowings immediately once collateral is made available. While there was no specificity on which stablecoins the loans would be paid out in, there is a high likelihood it will be PAX stablecoin. This dollar-pegged stablecoin was added by the wallet last year.…

On the 9th of March 2020, The Crypto exchange Kraken made a revelation that it plans to increase its offerings and services in the Indian financial market. This 9th of March 2020 announcement follows the recent ruling that lifts a ban on crypto trading by India's Supreme Court.  The March 4th ruling has created a much-needed breathing space for India's crypto community. The Supreme Court lifted a long-standing crypto ban by the Reserve bank of India (RBI) on the trade…

The Tokyo-based LIFULL has teamed up with Securitize, a compliance platform for token issuers, to address Japanese real estate problems.  The collaboration employs a blockchain-powered solution that tackles the large number of vacant homes in the Japanese countryside. LIFULL and Securitize Collab Presents Great Promise Thanks to the partnership, the two companies have successfully developed a new real estate digital security issuance system in Japan. The piloting stages of this new system have given great promise. The blockchain and digital…

Recently, Crex24 crypto exchange users, have accused the platform of not being truthful about the extent of the most recent hack. The accusations arose after the users noticed suspension of trades in several altcoins on the platform.  According to the customers, Crex24 has not been forthcoming about the reasons for them suspending the trading of over 60 altcoins. The most recent event in Crex24 is freezing the platform's multiple coins' withdrawals and deposits.   Although many people have accused Crex24 of…

According to CoinATMRadar, there is a global surge in Crypto ATMs. The surge is owing to increasing crypto prices and a consequent rising adoption of crypto for payments. CoinATMRadar's most recent report reveals that there are currently 7,057 crypto ATMs globally, providing more comfortable options for purchasing and converting crypto assets to fiat using either cash or debit cards. 5,089 ATMs are found in the US, 784 in Canada, 303 in the UK, 84 in Spain, and 126 in Austria. …

Last week, the BTC price initiated a steady rise above the $8700 and $8880 resistance levels against the USD. It gained traction and even managed to rise above the key $9000 resistance. Nevertheless, the price faced a strong resistance close to the $9200 region and the 4-hours simple moving average (SMA). A Look at the BTC/USD 4-Hours Chart The BTC/USD 4-hours chart reveals a critical bearish trend line, with resistance around $8700. However, Bitcoin failed to clear the trendline, $8700 resistance,…